The full 2025-26 NBA regular season schedule has been released. Fans of every franchise can now look ahead with a clearer sense of what’s to come: highlighting tough matchups, important dates, the return of familiar faces, and an overall sense of the landscape that awaits their teams.
With that, Raptors Nation and folks like myself now have a clear sense of Toronto's future trajectory in competition. Kicking off the new year with a game on the road, I believe it's the perfect season opener for the Raptors to face the slightly revamped Atlanta Hawks.
Raptors set to face Hawks in season opener on October 22
I've been closely watching how the Hawks have navigated their offseason, and I’ll admit, from a Raptors' enthusiast’s perspective .